Telegram-herald., 1887-06-13
BAD BOSTON BELLIES.
"-usV soclETY TEsRisLY sHocxED,
a C1isaEsa Craze coz tbs saas- Chie4sF-
t1x, sAs E4aeas Rhsss<r.Psrs kEE~-s@a
11E n1lxfl.x Onsssas Pastures p NOD
ssfy IA HoaEniax,

Bosr0z. Iaas tz-Ias l4mous phot8g-
rzphsr. chlczsrins. Eho sas arrested aaolf
. wesk slne@ Cor printing and ssiiins IN
dscsnt sna ehiectionaBis phoaogEaphs. sp-
pssFsl u court yesterday. Nnsa witnesses
for ihs people ssrs sx4miasd and ths ease
vas Submitted - - ths xFand iasy, eoanssi
foF defs1tlnt dsctl-nE ~ make 90 teiease.
Tie delelsiant , a. rsiea.ed ca ball.
Ihs peculiar interest lelg ia ths ease %
das - ihs Aet thai Mr. Chiszsriag n
sifsly Enosu AID als tor nis cslsiomsrs the
most prouInsnf families Of he biacx Bay.
he shols tFoaDls grew ogt Of as having
t4ken me photographs Of sofne hlxy yo4Dg (
Ladlss Of bost3n . ss4Ltniest Anliiie4 Ia
coslumes scarcely more slsooEsis than those
ia shich tAs sxufss n some of the ftaoas
pictarss IN tbs Paris sslon are dTaped.
The photographs hzgs oeen sidsiy dEs-
tlibured sa1 greatly 4talired among he
sounz Eonasn's iBumale friends. The sud
lsn passion for such diaplafs OF art has
sprsad rapidly and sonls 9f The photo
zraDhs aage fo1n1 thzir way 0utsids % the
select circle where they were Intended - De
seea snd admired Is - saii that some Of
ths Dritate aegailTes have Deel reproduced
and copies got on sa.e quietly about The
slty.
lie crsza fss full length photographs IA
scanty alfsre, hrsz i1et h0id upon bali a
dozen young soeistt bellies Who resida on
Con usonWcalta ava. lass a.. they passed
IN "a geickering static ia fnany grace
~ attitudes. eome 81 tne pictures were
taxsn sngly zitsf the style Oi Tue Oreek
eoidea3es. and more partcailariy Venus
kisiax from Tie sea, While others were
laree-si1szt groups IA imitation Of the
"Nymehs AZ ne Bath. sad other famous
sOfxs of aft.
TIE yoang woman preferred not to re-
veal snets idenElty. 4nd gave The names Of
servants az their homes. where they desired
ihe proofs seut. II several casss envslopes
contai1inS proofs 81 the photographs we're
returned % Nr. tkickefing with the post
once uem0gan1um that 40 such persons
lived az the number given Ia these cases
the yoang ladies callei AZ The studio s0ose-
qgsnfly and biushing.y explained Ia comb
aeace what The tr01bie Was. Three weeks
ss0 Nc. Chickerink very narrowly escaped
exposure WAen a letter zcC.dentally fell into
tae hands Of an unsuaplc.O1s parent, who
opsnssi tns letter bat lkilsd q recognixe bis
daughters graceful figure. Tue old gentle
man sad potaing, bat laid u away IN his
dssk for his Own personal edilcation, and
hls daughter secured Il.
The col.sciion Of pictures OF these young
ladies' woald certainly come within the
prosi-iOa OF Anthony Comstoek's interpre-
tati0n OF the las. But tile young women
claim tnaf true sense OF art would see
nothing 5mmotest IN them They had
them taken Tor their own teneht and for
the admiration OF few friends. and had no
suspicion that they would ever be seen out
side Of a very select circle The prospect OF
the$- phot graphs beng produced IN court
aud being ous on he az evidences 50 thor
oughly alarmed them thai they have sue.
cseted In having thcm suppressed. AMI
whatever TIE Developments IN the case may
%. shelr nacles viii probably never be
known. As a c0r1pFouiise the nude photo
xraph of s0rse unknown yo1ng woman has
teen offered in evidences as . sample and
tie others have disappeared.
Such powerful iBtusRce vas brought 10
bear by re friends 81 the young devotees
OF art thai the Boston newspapers did no.
publish a wort OF the case when NJ. Caick-
sring eas srrested and ffst taken into
court. The facts leaked cat. however. aud
after tie New YORK papers hal published
s1methins q u one o. the papers here poo-
,ishes ths whole story.
Mr Cbic4eriug refused 20 give the names
Of tho yonag ladies'. lie said Il have
uaie 40 edmi<si0ns and DO denials aud
dont nea0 To- II ;as grand jury brings IN
an indictment I have \ good defense with
oUt tcl ia< anything about my patrons or
TIE piCt1seA II ia csse 0f oiacxL1al by
my oil foreman, wao printed the pictures
ARD was discharged Tor incompetsncy. l
e1a show this and that is al need Do